Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (m–r)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Look at the picture and say its name slowly: m… monkey. The first sound tells you the missing letter. q is almost always followed by u: queen, question.
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- 1.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) monkey (b) pig (c) mango
- 2.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) olive (b) nest (c) rice
- 3.👸 _ueen — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) o
- 4.🪡 _eedle — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 5.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) popcorn (b) mango (c) ox
- 6.Which picture starts like “nose”? (a) pig (b) mouse (c) nest
- 7.🌙 _oon — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) n
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) panda (b) ox (c) rabbit
- 9.Which picture starts like “peach”? (a) popcorn (b) rabbit (c) nut
- 10.🎨 _aint — which letter is missing? (a) q (b) p (c) r
- 11.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) mango (b) needle (c) rabbit
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) olive (b) run (c) rice
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) map (b) queen (c) red
- 14.🗺️ _ap — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “q”? (a) ox (b) mouse (c) question
- 16.Which picture starts like “mouse”? (a) pencil (b) map (c) run
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) octopus (b) mouse (c) nut
- 18.🥛 _ilk — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) o
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) pin (b) ox (c) rabbit
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) pear (b) nose (c) monkey
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “o”? (a) paint (b) popcorn (c) octopus
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) moon (b) run (c) pear
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) robot (b) map (c) nut
- 24.Which picture starts like “olive”? (a) octopus (b) map (c) pizza
- 25.Which picture starts like “ox”? (a) monkey (b) octopus (c) pen
- 26.Which picture starts like “net”? (a) pan (b) nine (c) rabbit
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “r”? (a) moon (b) potato (c) rose
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) potato (b) net (c) road
- 29.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) paint (b) question (c) rabbit
- 30.🐭 _ouse — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) o
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) nine (b) rice (c) pear
- 32.Which picture starts like “potato”? (a) pig (b) rose (c) moon
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “n”? (a) rat (b) needle (c) run
- 34.Which picture starts like “monkey”? (a) nine (b) rabbit (c) moon
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “p”? (a) question (b) paint (c) octopus
- 36.📌 _in — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) o (c) p
- 37.🏃 _un — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) q (c) r
- 38.Which picture starts like “pen”? (a) monkey (b) nose (c) parrot
- 39.Which picture starts like “nail”? (a) nine (b) octopus (c) pear
- 40.Which picture starts like “nest”? (a) rice (b) needle (c) rain
Answer key
- pig
- olive
- q
- n
- ox
- nest
- m
- rabbit
- popcorn
- p
- rabbit
- olive
- queen
- m
- question
- map
- mouse
- m
- ox
- monkey
- octopus
- run
- map
- octopus
- octopus
- nine
- rose
- net
- paint
- m
- nine
- pig
- needle
- moon
- paint
- p
- r
- parrot
- nine
- needle
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